Leonard Bernstein presents 7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma's high-profile debut for President John F. Kennedy
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- The New York Times reported that on November 29, 1962, a benefit concert called "The American Pageant of the Arts" was to be held with "a cast of 100, including President and Mrs. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Leonard Bernstein (as master of ceremonies), Pablo Casals, Marian Anderson, Van Cliburn, Robert Frost, Fredric March, Benny Goodman, Bob Newhart and a 7-year-old Chinese cellist called Yo-yo Ma, who was brought to the program's attention by Casals."
As biographer Jim Whiting noted, "the article was noteworthy in two respects. First, it included Yo-Yo's name in the same sentence as those of two U.S. presidents and eight world-famous performers and writers. Second, Yo-Yo had been identified in a major newspaper for the first time. It would hardly be the last. In the years since then, the New York Times alone has written about him more than 1,000 times."
I love how Lenny strays away from words like 'kid', 'child' or 'boy' here. He wants him treated like an actual musician, not just a gimmick
But he was a kid - and needed much more practice to be the incredible cellist he is now...
ma pan u nas koszulke z napisem /jestem baptystą ogo/
1:09 he calls him a boy
@@jakubkazimierz nie rób sobie jaj z pogrzebu, dobrze?
@@MrBuniekPolaczek czesław. nie męcz.
Yo Cheng Ma ,his sister who is playing here, was our pediatric intern and resident and you should have seen her play the violin. They are just very gifted people. God bless them
Really? I know that she also ran a Children's Orchestra.
+alphabetacanton She still runs it, actually.
Don Schwellenbach X
*Yeou Cheng-Ma
I'm in her orchestra society :)
Thank you for writing in, TwinIceBear. Which instrument do you play and where are you located? Im in DC and so glad to hear the Orchestra Society is still active. When we lived in NYC in 90s,the NYTimes ran an article about Yeou Cheng Ma's medical practice, her husband and her Children's orchestra. We have not heard much recently about he, but YoYo himself appeared in DC Nov 29 to a sold-out Cathedral and simulcast to Union Station of his recital of all six Bach Suites, also the favorite of the master Pablo Casals. (It's too bad the above tape didn't include Casals' special performance but we're thankful for it nonetheless). Give all the publicity that the younger brother has garnered,developed as a musician and joy he has offered the world, I could not help but think about the equally talented older sister, who gets virtually no publicity. Perhaps she doesn't need or revel in publicity or the crowds that Yoyo does, but the world also would like to hear about Yeou-cheng's music-making, too. Thanks also to Mr.
Schwellenbach for commenting on the posting and what a good physician she is. She is using the healing powers of music-making in her own way.
We thank the whole Ma family!! Leonard Bernstein's introduction is also a
timeless gem, relevant to this day--can it reach the right ears?
@@twinicebear775
Amazing to me that JFK, Jackie, Yo Yo Ma, Bernstein, Casals, Van Cliburn, Marian Anderson, Robert Frost, Benny Goodman all intersect for this event. A pretty impressive collection of geniuses and legends.
umm, and Newhart. Don't forget Newhart.
Jackie brought "class" to the White House while Jack was busy having sex with anyone/everyone.
Mamie slept through eight years in the W.H. while Ike was busy having sex with his mistress (singular).
You're a real student of history, aren't you?
You've added much to the discussion, v. domo.
Yes, the comment was .... fascinating, just fascinating.
Yo-Yo is not just the world's greatest cellist. He is a national treasure for his work with children. He teaches, he mentors, he inspires, visiting schools and giving concerts and recitals. He was great friends with Fred Rogers and, like Fred, he dedicates much of his life to America's children.
I am awestruck. Using no music, up on that huge stage they have such POISE! Brother & sister never miss a note! (And, Bernstein is so young I hardly recognized him!).
MrPerfesser just like Maestro Bernstein who was a great communicator and lecturer of art and music to the children by making use of public media
eclipsed by 2 Cellos
Thank you for telling us this. Wonderful when generosity spreads over entire countries.
That’s where I first “met” Yo-yo Ma, on Mr.Roger’s Neighborhood! 😊
His father was a violinist and musicologist from China's Shanghai region. He specialized in composition and was widely respected for his talent as a music teacher. Ma's mother was a mezzo-soprano from Hong Kong. Ma's sister, older by four years, played the violin before obtaining a medical degree and becoming a pediatrician.
Dave All high achievers.
what a wondeful family
His father was from Ningbo, Zhejiang province, not Shanghai
And people STILL argue about genetics...
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For some it is... Someone had to build a piano at one point
This is when i am so grateful for the internet- how wonderful to be able to see/hear this!
Me too. I just looked this up after seeing a clip of it on the Andrew Marr Show BBC. Yo Yo Ma is a wonderful musician.
I hope this kid kept playing the cello, he seems good at it.
Edit: wow almost 600 likes, Mom look at me now, thanks everyone!
Yes he did.
😂😂😂
@@markkulahti9038 he did? That is awesome? What does he do now?
@@Dipp182 He become Yo Yo ma.
@@markkulahti9038 leave my Ma out of this! Stay Classy...😉
He's improved since then.
well naaaaaaaa
Ha ha, I do hope so since he is 61 years old now!
Init
lol I couldn't tell (sarcasm)
Ha
You might listen to how Leonard Bernstein introduced then 7 year old yo yo ma to an audience including President Kennedy. More than a lesson in music, the event makes a universal statement about immigration.
Bernstein was a fan of the Bronx pop genius Laura Nyro. Yo Yo and Renee Fleming perform the Nyro song 'New York Tendaberry'(1969) from the 2014 Nyro tribute LP by jazzman Billy Childs - the track won a Grammy. Worth checking out to see a jazzman directing classical artists on an avant garde pop song!
Talented people like These kids are an asset to any nation. They enrich America, but not all immigrants are like Yo Yo.
@t. intelectuel art is always political. To assert otherwise is to say that artists are not political people, which is a ridiculous standard. Bruch's kol nidre is a beautiful piece, but it is of course also a glowing support of ashkenazi Jews.
Bernstein was a gay very liberal man, and you dont think that he was purposefully making a political statement? Also, let's ignore that this was literally at the White House, y'know a political place
The pure realm of art has nothing to do with politics. However, it can become corrupted by the wretchedness of politics, like any noble endeavour can. True art communicates the mysteries of nature.....once it starts to communicate a political idea you can be sure it has fallen into the wrong hands.
@t. intelectuel There has always been political art.
THIS IS A PEICE OF HISTORY, JUST AWESOME
"I" before "e" except after "c"
= piece of history
i won't deign to feign ignorance at this statement. No one likes a grammar nazi.
The correct term, in 2017, is "alt-write"...
No one likes misspellers, either.
It's about being accurate, not getting something over on another.
Why does everyone attempt to deflect their errors back to the person pointing them out?
Science? Conscience?
Winner of the 1962 "cutest thing ever award".
What a gracious introduction from a great musician himself. What musical genius we are blessed to hear.
Bernstein was a conductor.
One of the greatest.
Not a musician
@@markrymanowski719 Leonard Bernstein was a conductor, composer (of art, Broadway musical, and jazz music), concert-level pianist, and educator -- and he was brilliant at all of them. How does that NOT make him a musician? (Indeed, the only musical gift he lacked was a singing voice, which was actually pretty awful.) He had personal faults and demons, but if he was not a musician, then no one was ever a musician.
When I was a wee girl growing up on the south side of Chicago, I was utterly in love with Leonard Bernstein and waited breathlessly for each of his “Concerts for Young People” to air on TV. That voice! He really put an appreciation of classical music in my heart, right next to The Beatles, Jazz and Funk...thanks, Lenny!!
He hadn't started doing the lean-back-eyes-closed thing yet.
The "lean-back-eyes-closed" trick is strictly for charming the birds. He had no need for that yet at seven years of age.
TV cameras take us to places where we normally would not visit. Looking up an artist's nose is not natural and an invasion of privacy.
Actually, I've heard that Yo Yo Ma moves his body like that because he has Scoliosis.
Chris Maxwell Possibly. He had a serious operation in his twenties because of that.
+alphabetacanton I wonder did he get scoliosis due to sitting in an unfavourable posture practising the cello for hours and hours from such a young age.
It makes me weep to see how Bernstein articulates a vision of open internationalism and welcome in this nation, which has now become so closed.
Yo-Yo Ma played before President Kennedy at 7, and also played for President Obama's inauguration. What a life for him!
Daniel Kim The spirit of internationalism is not ended. It is only at a pause until the reality of certain international actors stop wanting to destroy the west is realized and dealt with. When these forces are resolved, removed, dissolved, internationalism will be welcomed once again.
Well put!
... and don't forget that he also played for President Bartlett!
Bernstein truly articulates a vision of America that no one remembers. A Republican President, a Democratic President, and a Chinese immigrant find common ground in a love of music; political borders disappear.
That was a great episode - about Josh's PTSD. But they cut the Bach First Cello Suite prelude, which I found very disturbing.
A true prodigy. I've had the honor of seeing Mr Ma several times. He's such a gracious and humble person s well as being one of the great cellist of all time.
I had the pleasure of hearing him play with the Milwaukee Symphony when he was 19. He was a last minute substitute, so last minute that there was no time for a rehearsal. Can you imagine going in "cold" to be a soloist . . . but you can see he was a professional from a very early age . . . wow!
This document is almost equally as interesting for Bernstein's introduction of the Mas as it is for their performance. Leonard Bernstein was one of this country's true national treasures. He was brilliantly intelligent and as fine an interpreter as a composer. What is most arresting here is contrasting his words with what goes for speech out of DC now. Bernstein speaks of embracing differences not foolishly spouting division. Until recently it seemed mankind was ever bent on moving forward technically, in science and in the arts as well. What would a sensitive and worldly man of his time like Bernstein make of this time and how rapidly backward it moves? Thank goodness we still have ambassadors of inclusion and acceptance such as the remarkable Yo-Yo Ma, another national treasure.
You don't think inviting Kid Rock to perform at the WH has the same cultural impact?
Wow! You really articulate this well. How true. How true.
@@auggied6760 Thanks. I was just struck by the incredible differences between a genius and a fool.
Well said my good man, well said indeed.
As an African-American this makes me so happy. Yo Yo and his sus are American treasures. 7 and playing at this level. Most kids at this age are just watching cartoons. Bless you Yo!
Why does it matter that you're black
Growing up in a medium sized town I took the city bus to rehearsals with the local youth orchestra. I was principal flutist. I was told by a lot of the other players the reason why i got this position was because of my race. I would take the city bus to concerts and rehearsals for all four years of high school whilst looking at the players from the suburbs be picked up by their parents and told, "great job". I never had that. Unfortunately, I don't know if you've noticed but the majority of orchestral musicians are white. When you are a kid and see this, it is a very powerful deterrent. At least for me it was. I stopped playing for years because i never saw anyone that looked like me or even different from what was displayed in the majority of orchestras. I never had anyone show me that there were or even could be a person of color who could make it. Now, over 20 years later I wish i saw this. I was always told classical music wasn't a place for people of color in this regard. As the years went by, I saw this wasn't true. I see more and more musicians of color. Please. Do not troll my post. I was simply stating my experience. Thank you
Not going to do this. Just telling you my feelings. I'm sorry you do not understand. Have a good one
It makes me sad that this happened to you. I wish you could have had someone to inspire you to continue playing. Music is colorblind and people all over the world can speak its language. I don't know how old you are, but I know of many adults who began playing instruments again when they were adults. Please give it another try. There are community music groups which you might join. You must have been quite good or you wouldn't have had that position in orchestra. You can bet it wasn't because of your race. If you were talented then, you STILL ARE. Please consider playing again. For what it is worth, I am white and a musician. I am gong to pester you to play again!! Go for it. What a joy it would be.
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I meant this for Antwan. Sorry.
Don't forget the delight on President Ike's face too!
Casals was my neighbor in San Juan, Puerto Rico; he was just cool as can be. Though born in Spain, he considered himself Puerto Rican and American. He was the greatest magnet for gifted talent that I have ever witnessed, bar none. Nuff sed.
Nelson Lugo it must be a blessing to have ever interacted with Pablo Casals
I'd say Casals considered himself first and foremost Catalan, and later Puerto Rican and American "by adoption," which is why he didn’t consider himself Spanish - he left, never to return, when Franco came to power and began oppressing the people of Catalonia. Although promoters and record companies inevitably presented him using the Spanish name of "Pablo" Casals, he supposedly preferred to be known by his Catalan name, "Pau" Casals.
You guys don't understand, he MEMORIZED this at age 7. Normal 7 year olds can't even remember what they ate for lunch.
Edit: bad comparison, I should have compared it to an average 5th grade orchestra (10 year olds) who can barely count in 4/4. I am a violin major in college and I can assure you that it is not easy to memorize a piece this young. I can barely play a piece using muscle memory now because it's more difficult to get the intonation right on a string instrument. Even if you are a very skilled player, it can be very difficult if you don't train yourself to memorize from the early stages of playing.
Dude. I’m 26, work in the stock market, and I pretty regularly forget what I had for lunch.
GabulousTV If you ever played an instrument, you’d know that it’s not difficult remembering a piece.
I'm 24. I can't even remember what I said an hour ago.
Not to discredit his brilliancy, but memorizing musical works at this legth are not very difficult if you know how the song/piece already sounds. Sorta like how u can memorise a whole song in ur head pretty simply.
Memorizing music is actually a lot easier than it seems... but okay
This video is a treasure! And so is Yo-Yo Ma, of course! His sister is talented also!
Am dizzy with what I’ve just been privileged to watch. Bernstein and the Ma children bring tears to one’s eyes. Thank you a thousand times.
really loved seeing President Eisenhower smile and his enjoyment of Yo-Yo Ma's performance.
Awesomeness! In 2020, this is the America I’ll always love and know!
Amazing how much time and practice the young YoYo Ma had to have logged by age 7 to perform at that extraordinary level.
No amount of time and practice can substitute for a lack of prodigious talent to play at this level aged 7. That being said, highly talented people usually only succeed with extraordinary effort to practice their craft to the best possible.
It just feels a little wrong to say of the legendary Yo Yo Ma, "I heard more than one slightly sour note." But at the age of seven! At that age it's impressive that his little fingers were strong and flexible enough to be able to play the cello at all! Well done, little man; the world is grateful for the great man you grew to be! Stick around a good while longer!
There's a large amount of pitch wobble on the tape so I don't think it's fair to judge his intonation when the piano sounds like a wurli.
What a treasure to behold this recording. In spite of the sound quality, I can hear the smooth phrasing, the emotion, and the individualness in his playing. Unlike violin and piano, cello is very difficult for young children because greater muscle and sinew strength in arms and legs are required. What impresses me about this performance are the artistic articulation and artistic confidence already at display at such a young age.
Leonard Bernstein had an excellent articulation of foreign languages.
nah he's way off.
source: I am chinese
It didn't matter though, his message was so inclusive and welcoming, and embodies america well
Just realized, before this I'd never heard Leonard Bernstein's voice
Welcome to the special treat that is the voice of Leonard Bernstein. His is the most internationally-influenced, aristocratic, academically informed yet socially suave voice of the mid 20th century. A true renaissance man. He was fluent in French, German, and Italian, and he led orchestras in those countries speaking those languages without hesitation. I believe he was also an accomplished speaker in Spanish, Russian, and Hebrew, perhaps fluent in those as well. A profoundly educated man.
Check it his overviews on Beethoven symphonies here on TH-cam, or his discussion The Unanswered Question. Really interesting.
Search for his Young People's Concerts here on TH-cam. He was an extraordinary educator.
7-year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his older sister Maria Anna, who was at a similar age, played for Kings and Queens. Yo Yo and Sis are playing for the closest thing we had to a King and Queen - JFK and Jackie. It was the first thought that came into my head. The music is sublime, and having Casals and Bernstein vouch for you isn't all too bad. Thank you so much for posting this fine show!
So lovely and moving. Bernstein was such an outstanding individual.
Thank you for posting this new (well, old,) more complete version of the gala event. Yo Yo was already a consummate performer with "charisma in spades" at seven years old age. Yo Cheng became a Harvard educated doctor besides being a musician. What a joy it is to watch them!
A marvelous portrait of the artist as a young man. THANK YOU!
He is my hero, my source of inspiration. I play his works while driving Uber.
I play his work when i am in the field the suns pretty hot here in south china
I saw Yo Yo Ma play the cello at Tanglewood, several years ago. To watch him play at such a young age, he was a boy genius, just as his older sister is a young girl genius. Their parents must be so proud of them.
it’d be cool to see yo yo ma’s reaction to this now
Spectacular! I would have never imagined such footage existed!
Outstanding human being. Great musician and a great human being. One of my absolute heroes.
He's so adorable and dignified! Thanks for this wonderful archive.
Just amazing how a 7 year old cellist became a world renowned musician that he is today. As they say, if you put your mind towards something, you can achieve just about anything
I am so glad that someone captured this and put it on here.
That was a treat to see the former president Eisenhower applauding with that big smile on his face.
Dang at age 7 he's got his Left hand fingers splayed out like a 80's guitar shred master. Cool I never new till now his sister plays piano.
Beautiful children beautiful music
I never realized he was that old. This just blew my mind.
i went to college with him. he was two years ahead of me, a junior when I was a freshman, and he was already internationally famous enough that the great cello master Rostropovich came and taught a master class just for him (there were other people in the class, but everyone knew Yo Yo Ma was the real reason for the event)
Thank you for a beautiful and inspiring performance. Mr. Biden gets my vote and my best wishes.
Bernstein is so amazingly elegant and graceful wow just notice how he speaks total an educated man😋
The artistry at such a young age is wonderful. I'm mostly familiar with Yo Yo Ma's playing and anything of Bach he plays just sends me to another plane of existence :) I know they both have 'gifts' but have also devoted hours and hours of practice and hard work to their craft. Thank you for the gift of music. ♡
I'm watching a wholesome video. Classic time, classic music, class...
I think not only of his immersive talent, but also of a young child persevering through the difficulties of such an instrument. Even when starting with natural talent, i know it still usually takes considerable work.
I remember taking up the cello in 2nd or 3rd grade, I believe. I remember the hand strength required and physical pain of fretting the strings were difficult. Not excruciating by any means, but a distinct disincentive. Then lugging the cello, larger than I was, on the bus. I LOVED the sounds of the cello from proficient players, but the scratching half tones I was trying to work through were like finger nails on a blackboard and sent chills down my spine.
Going to take my daughter to see him next week in San Antonio. I can’t wait. Arguably the best musician on this planet
For those of you that enjoy this I highly recommend the TH-cam video called 'the making of west side story'. It is where Leonard Bernstein conducts West side story with a contract band in NYC And it is all the music and it is a documentary. You will sing, laugh, and learn. And you will love it. So this is another nice adjunct to the legacy of Leonard Bernstein and what he did for people that were very musically gifted... and Yo-Yo Ma. There are no words for how delightful he is. To this day. So glad this came up in my choices. This made my evening.
Going now. I love West Side Story!
Janita Poe enjoy...I play the documentary on my laptop to watch and listen,..then use the iPad to see how screwed up the world is for the day. Peace and blessings . Gail, Central FL 3/12 2020
My mother knew Pablo Casals, who also played in this performance.
RIP mom, Mr. Casals. 😢
Pablo Casals was Cuban contact between Castro Oswald and CIA. Desi arnaz knew there was a conspiracy
That was a great introduction. So truthful with Understated dignity
This is incredible! Yo Yo Ma is a marvellous musician.
I bought a cello years ago in hopes of learning to play my favorite instrument but now it has been refurbished and my former nephew-in-law plays it ... masterfully and beautifully.
this clip is so inspiring that it makes us understand that every exceptional people start from somewhere.
Look at Yo-Yo Ma, all young and tiny, like his cello. :') To see where he is now should be truly inspiring for ANY musician.
This is so wonderful to see. I loved everything about it.
Lenny was a real genuine person! He treated Yo Yo Ma and sister with great respect and admiration. LB was and will always stay in. my heart :)
A moment in musical performance history.
Thank you so much for posting this important piece of history, both musically and otherwise. So nice to hear intelligent words, and to listen to gifted musicians.
This is particularly appropriate now in 2017. Thank you!
I watch Yo-Yo-Ma often on TH-cam and always enjoy his music but it is a real treat watching him play at 7 years old.
Featuring Yeou-Cheng Ma, pretty impressive in her own right.
This is incredibly historic footage!! How cool!
I'm blown away that he played this from memory!! Omg! Wow!!!! Blessed to be alive to hear players like this
Brilliant at such a young age. God bless
What a beautiful introduction by Bernstein
I am excited to see his performance here in Texas next month, Feb 2021.. he is a boy who comes from the fast.
His posture...even at 7 years old.
That was the age of United State that I really admire. I can feel truthful and sincere welcome to these two immigrants and deep respect towards them.
Was this in the same USA that we have today ? Mind boggles ...
Nope. An earlier time and simpler
seldon wright i know, a simpler and earlier time when Kennedy planned the invasion into Vietnam and brought the world to the brink of destruction because he escalated with the ussr by placing nuclear arms in nearby turkey. Also remember that before Kennedy, Eisenhower overthrew democratically elected governments in iran replacing it with a dictator destabilising that country for decades and Guatemala that is still suffering from that. After Kennedy with Johnson, he expanded the Vietnam war and 2 million civilians were killed not to forget when civilian villages were bombed into submission with napalm. The crimes continue to this day. It was only considered a “ simple time “ because everything was going well in the west. Now that its no longer the case we can see it better. And thats the best indirect positive of trump. He’s so incompetent that he lifts the veil over the American empire since its foundation.
@@alessandromalinverno7097 Well noted, still it somehow feels that people were more civilized then...
Cezary Marek Depends where u look. Governments were not. And they make like altering decisions hence my argument that its wasn’t a simpler time. I would say that ppl were less entitled as whole and didnt have such short attention spans as now. But all thats a by product of the consumer industry designed to keep us busy buying shit we dont need when the powerful interests play around.
@@cezarymarek4556 As a legal immigrant to the US: kindly fuck off. This country is a beacon of hope and opportunity to those immigrants who have the basic decency to come here LEGALLY.
this is amazing i have such nostalgia for the days when people appreciated cultured ppl, when the government was awe-inspiring. even thuogh i wasnt even born yet. this is incredible it really opened my eyes about how used i am to seeing angry and tense politicians.
This entire presentation, particularly the comments by Mr. Bernstein should be required viewing for our current President. Perhaps he will gain some appreciation of the contribution immigrants to our country.
What makes you think Trump is not as welcoming as Bernstein was to "foreign artists, scientists, and thinkers" who want to become citizens?
Loli
@@JimC you're kidding, right?
@@Beauregard9 Can't you answer my question? What world-class artist, scientist or thinker has Trump prevented from coming to the USA? Please be specific.
@@JimC thanks for asking. I was speaking about the fact that Mr. Trump is, in general, not welcoming to immigrants to this country at all, unless, as he has indicated, they would come from "countries like Sweden or Norway," instead of, again in his words, the "s***hole countries like Africa." This man has tried to destroy our entire history of immigration, cooperation, and acceptance of other races, creeds, colors, etc. Under his plan, he would never find out if there were artists, scientists, and thinkers who wanted to come here, if they happened to be Muslim, Spanish, Mexican, African... Well, I don't need to go on. You can see the other comments on this site to know what people think of Mr. Trump's views.
What a wonderful surprise it is to stumble upon this TH-cam tonight. I didn't know much about Yo-Yo Ma's background, or that he even had a sister. Delightful to see them performing at those ages!
Good G-d Almighty. The Ma family, what child prodigies. Amazing!!!
What a lovely thing to see now when he is an acknowledged master musician.
Wow brings back very special memories for me. At that same year I was the same age, learning to play the violin in, of all places, an elementary in Beijing (commonly known as Peking at the time). My music teacher was a French nun in that Beijing school. I wonder if Yo Yo Ma and I ever shopped in the same music store in Beijing. There was only one at the time I believe.
Interesting to hear him when he was so young and to know how far he has come since.....one of the world's greatest cellists !.......
Good to hear that although remarkably good, at seven he still had a lot to learn.
It's really motivating me to see someone like Yo Yo Ma playing cello as good as I do now with the age of 7, meaning that there's hope to play as good as he does today when I keep practicing
VERY IMPORTAN archive music! Thank you!
Amazing time, amazing people, amazing ideals!!! ☮️🖖🏽
Good to know that I'm only slightly better at age 18 than yo-yo ma at age 7
shooctagon I doubt I'm even better lol
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This Video is Priceless !!!.....No one Could "Set The Stage " Like Leonard Bernstein !!....When It Came to Introducing Great New Talent , Bernstein Was The Classical Equivalent To Ed Sullivan !!!.....
So Amazing How Is The Greatest Celloist Alive.
So amazing! I have two young cellists in my home and it’s a lot of blood, sweat, tears, sacrifice, joy, pride, and patience for all! I can’t imagine all the practice and dedication for these two young performers😍
Thank you for sharing this video at this time in American history! Peace & Blessings
There are 281 people who gave this a thumbs down?????? Wonderful footage of some true national treasures.
Wow Berstein pronounced "Ma" perfectly!
who's Berstein?
David Herz I don’t know. I know Bernstein. Not berstein
David Herz you can't figure it out from context bud?
Come on. Ma is easy to pronounce if you don’t take tones into consideration.
Perfect pronunciation of his surname should go with the third tone, at least in Mandarin Chinese.
@@chima6291 Falling and rising intonation?
Warms the heart to see this.
The melody almost sounds Québécois.
He's a living illustration of "practice makes perfect." I wonder what he thinks when he sees this.
It was a great day for America when Yo Yo Ma and his family came here! God bless America!
Agreed, he is a marvellous artist.
I think the American Spirit of appreciating aspiration and excellence is still alive - no matter what quarter it springs from.
Thanks for sharing this historical video.
I wish this had been longer. Just look at the way the musicians greet Pablo. Yoyo is amazing to have memorized this piece..
Listening to Mr. Bernstein's intro and thinking what a difference in attitude to the creature currently in the White House. How things have changed.
PeterH What difference? Trump actually has a more diverse cabinet than Obama. Has a Jewish advisor, hires many women, Chinese, Hispanics...He doesn’t want tons of illegals here-neither do most people. Watch what he does not what he says...impossible for leftists who live off their feelings.
Claribeth Davis what he's doing now is to try to subvert democracy and declare himself winner of an election he lost. And there is no way his cabinet is more diverse than was Obama's unless by 'diverse' you mean he keeps firing his own appointments in order to appoint bootlicking sycophants.
Seeing him from 5feet away at Benaroya Hall( front row directly in front of him) is the most emotional moment in 50 years of concert going I have experienced.Tears flowed and I yelled bravo and he looked at me and put his hand over his heart.A real mensch too.
Wow such a talented kid. I hope he makes it big one day.
Talented kids? :)
Thank you very much for uploading this video! It shows us how we make us! What I will say! 这段影片告诉我们，我们是我们是如何来的，我们之所以是今天的我们。我们要警惕：历史正在倒退！Be careful: the history is going backwards!